From: Joel M. Sciamma (joel_at_inventors-emporium.co.uk)
Date: Wed Jan 28 2004 - 16:16:28 PST
Andrei,
> Right at that time, Microsoft was attempting to bring out Windows CE
> (eeeewwwww) and Bill decided to drop support for Office for Mac. A meeting
> was held and in the end the Newton was dead and Office for Mac continued.
>
> Coincidence? I think not.
More likely a convenient confluence of 'opportunities'. I believe that
various factors outside the performance of the Newton unit itself had an
influence on the decision to can it - this may have been one of them.
To prevent such things in the future, I see that Apple are beginning the
process of extricating themselves from Microsoft dependency, starting with
browsers and presentations.
Steve was/is wrong about tablets/PDAs and he is wrong on the value of good
usability engineering and Apple are being needlessly impeded as a
consequence.
Joel.
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